Sending authentication-requests to multiple radius-servers

[Marinko Tarlac]

Some NASes can successfully use several servers. If the first one 
doesn't respond, the request will be sent to the next RADIUS server

On 11/28/2012 4:07 PM, Alan DeKok wrote:
> Stefan Kuegler wrote:
>> Is it possible to send an authentication-request from a client to
>> multiple servers simultaneously ?
>    Not really, no.
>
>> We now authenticate with HMAC-based One Time Password Token (aka
>> event-based token) from a Cisco ASA via radius to only one
>> freeradius-server. But we want to establish a second authentication
>> server for failover reasons.
>    That's different.
>
>> When using event based tokens, it's absolute necessary that every server
>> receives the same authentication request simultaneously from the client
>> to trigger the next "event" on the server side.
>    Well.. database synchronization really isn't a RADIUS problem.  You're
> better off fixing the token system so that it works.
>
>    Alan DeKok.
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